August 2005 - Volume 58 Number 8

 

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August 2005 Table of Contents

FOR TYPE 1/TYPE 2
Healthy Eating
Essential water: Make sure you get enough.
By Robyn Webb, MS, LN

Features

Diabetes Advisor
New dietary guidelines for Americans; blood pressure basics.
By Shauna S. Roberts, PhD

Walk The Path To Better Health
You learned one of the most efficient and easy-to-do exercises when you were about 18 months old.
By Terri Kordella

Opportunity Knocks
Sam Zaccari dedicates his daily walks to finding a cure for diabetes.
By Terri Kordella

Have Insulin, Will Travel
Planning ahead will make traveling with insulin smooth sailing.
By Terry Lumber, RN, CNS, MSN, CDE, BC-ADM, and
Patricia A. Strainic, RN, MS, CDE

Departments

Guest Editorial
Time For A "Diabetes Vacation?"
By William H. Polonsky, PhD, CDE

Mail Call

Recipe Cards
Balsamic Vinaigrette. Peppers Vinaigrette. Crab Louis. Grilled Glazed Peaches.

Research Shorts
Exercise for long life.

Diabetes Advocate
State-by-state information on private driver's licenses can now be found on diabetes.org.

Making Friends

Shopper's Guide

Reflections
In an effort to control her diabetes, Betsy Repine developed a passion for running.

Practical Living

Ask Us
Pros and cons of ACE inhibitors; gastric bypass surgery.

Your Healthy Heart
Diabetes and heart failure: a prickly pair.

New Products
First in class: two new diabetes drugs.